ParentPay is an online payment system for schools. It allows parents to pay quickly and securely for school meals, milk, trips and much more.

We’re delighted to inform you that our school will go-live with ParentPay on 29th January 2018.

The system is easy-to-use and offers parents and carers the freedom to make online payments by credit or debit card, whenever and wherever they like, 24/7.

What parents and carers can do now

If you haven’t already, please create an account with our Midlothian Council website where you can also find out more about ParentPay

If you don’t think we have your up to date email address, please advise of updated email address by, 17/01/18.

Parents and carers will be sent individual letters detailing the account activation procedure nearer the time and user guides will be available online.

We will of course continue to accept cash and cheque payments as necessary but we do hope that parents will use the new online facility. Less time spent in school on cash handling means more time is available to support the smooth running of the school.

Over the past few years, Mayfield PS have served as a collection point for the recycling of used Tassimo/LO’R coffee pods, capsules and outer wrappers . This recycling scheme along with other items has helped in raising funds for our school. Since we began recycling, we have raised £703 (as at August 2017).

Unfortunately the recycling organisation, TerraCycle, have recently made changes to their storage/collection requirements, and we as a school, are unable to accommodate such requirements therefore we are no longer able to serve as a collection point as from end of October 2017.

We had approached another organisation within our community, to ask that they may be able to serve as a new collection point on behalf of Mayfield PS, however this was not feasible.

Can we please ask that anyone who may have pods/wrappers piling up at home, hand them into school prior to Friday 14th October, to allow sufficient time for bulk collection to be arranged, prior to cut off date.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have supported us over the years in donating their used coffee pods and remind of other items that we still currently recycle through this scheme.

All P1 pupils will be issued with a packed lunch to take home with them each day, from Wednesday 23rd August – Friday 1st September 2017.

Monday 4th September onwards, pupils can either choose to have a school meal from the dining hall or bring their own packed lunch from home Mon-Thurs, and packed lunches will be sent home on Fridays with pupils whose Parents/Carers have requested these.

Should you wish to order packed lunches for school trips/Fridays and haven’t already done so, please complete tear-off slip on letter previously issued and return to school office by Monday 28th August 2017.